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    It's All Signed (with Stewart Lee)

    17/06/2026 | 31 min
    Stewart Lee joins Armando to look at the detail, or lack thereof in the US and Iran deal.
    What is a memorandum of understanding? Does the language of UFC apply to this deal? And are Shoreditch hipsters running Iran's social media campaign?
    It's by-election day, and while broadcast rules prevent us from discussing the events in Makerfield, there's no rule to stop us discussing the broadcasting rules themselves. Outgoing Ofcom chair Michael Grade has been vocal about the state of broadcast journalism in the UK, so we take a close look at his recent language.
    Elsewhere, we talk Ghibli Grandads, soiled underpants, and 'the Islington of the Mind'.
    Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk
    Sound editing: Chris Maclean
    Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter
    Executive Producer: Richard Morris
    Recorded at The Sound Company
    Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
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    Fanning the Flames (with Hugo Rifkind)

    10/06/2026 | 34 min
    Hugo Rifkind joins Armando, fresh from interviewing a highland cow, to discuss the phrase 'fanning the flames'.
    Can a politician ever avoid politicising an issue? How is that different from weaponising? And does journalism have a role in fanning the flames, and prolonging political arguments?
    Elsewhere, Armando explains the power of the power nap, Pete Hegseth conflates D-Day with immigration, and we ask if Keir's curse is having an eminently rhyme-able name?
    Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk
    Sound editing: Rich Evans
    Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter
    Executive Producer: James Robinson
    Recorded at the Sound Company
    Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
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    There's Been An Under-Discussion (with Natalie Haynes)

    03/06/2026 | 36 min
    Natalie Haynes joins Armando to look at the differing language used when discussing the benefits and risks of the AI revolution.
    Is it just 'a thing' which is beyond debate? What does non-zero actually mean? And we examine the language of Tony Blair's argument, by taking it to its logical conclusion.
    In the longer version, you will also hear the ramification of shouting at Harold Pinter, Peter Thiel's unimpeachable jury, and whether we're all living in Armando's diving helmet.
    Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk
    Sound editing: Chris Maclean
    Production Coordinator: Giulia Mazzu
    Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
    Recorded at The Sound Company
    Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
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    That's Not for Me to Say (with Munya Chawawa)

    28/05/2026 | 34 min
    Fresh from a trip to America, Munya Chawawa joins Armando to discuss the political art of saying nothing.
    Munya recently looked at the parallels between Trump and Wrestling, and talks about how the language and theatre of WWE has inspired Trump's political style.
    They then turn to Andy Burnham's tightrope walk, and his desire to be clear and direct, whilst also avoiding the elephant in the room - what effect does that have on his language?
    Danny Kruger's defence of Reform's candidate also reveals some tricks of the political language trade, and we ask - can politicians engage on social media without being cringe?
    Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk
    A full list of candidates running in the Makerfield by-election is as follows
    Jake Austin - Liberal Democrats
    Count Binface - Count Binface Party
    Andy Burnham - The Labour Party
    Dan Clarke - The Libertarian Party
    John Dyer - Independent
    Ed Gemmell - Climate Party
    Paul Gould - Independent
    Alan 'Howlin' Laud Hope - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
    Robert Kenyon - Reform UK
    Robert Pownall - Independent
    Rebecca Shepherd - Restore Britain
    Sarah Wakefield - Green Party
    Peter Ward - Rejoin EU
    Michael Winstanley - The Conservative Party
    Sound editing: Rich Evans
    Production Coordinator: Giulia Mazzu
    Executive Producer: Richard Morris
    Recorded at the Sound Company
    Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
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    A Febrile Atmosphere (with Tom Peck)

    21/05/2026 | 39 min
    How do you capture the atmosphere of the commons? Parliamentary sketch writer for The Times, Tom Peck, joins Armando to discuss his most detested political buzzwords.
    We look at why people get so bloodthirsty in politics when 'the herd moves', who 'an anonymous source' might be, and whether Keir Starmer can draw a pig.
    In other news, we look at the demise of PearTree Productions, Ed Davey's wetsuit strategy, and a short-lived Reform councillor who may have taken to political language quickly in his political tenure, but was undone by some shocking language he used elsewhere.
    Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk
    Sound editing: Chris Maclean
    Production Coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu
    Executive Producer: James Robinson
    Recorded at the Sound Company
    Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies and Sasha Bobak. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
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Armando Iannucci hosts the programme that gives you a cast-iron guarantee to be laser-focused on decoding the baffling world of political language.Each week he'll be joined by a guest to crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to demystify the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried?You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political language from people on the inside who are both baffled and beguiled by it. They'll walk you through the various verbal fiascos of the modern political lexicon so that by the end you'll be oven-ready for an appearance on Newsnight.Armando's erstwhile partner in de-baffling political lexicon, Helen Lewis, is away working in the United States in the autumn and so her seat will be kept warm by a rotating cast of co-hosts.Listen to Strong Message Here on Thursdays on Radio 4 at 9.45am, and an extended version is available on BBC Sounds.Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4.
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